Whirlpool (move)
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| Whirlpool うずしお Whirl Tide | ||||||||||||
| The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool that lasts for two to five turns. | ||||||||||||
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Whirlpool (Japanese: うずしお Whirl Tide) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation II. It was the first HM move to lose its HM status, and was later followed by Flash and Dive.
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Effect
Generation II
In battle
Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly at the end of each turn.
Outside of battle
Whirlpool clears whirlpools in the field.
Generation III and on
Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly at the end of each turn.
If a wild Pokémon uses Whirlpool on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out.
Generation IV
If the user of Whirlpool is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Whirlpool is always 5 turns.
In the anime
Piplup using Whirlpool |
Floatzel using Whirlpool |
Pokémon
Lugia Whilst swimming at the bottom of the ocean, Lugia's eyes glow white, and a large whirlpool forms around its body. Lugia ascends through the whirlpool, breaking the surface and attacks its foes, or if not attacking, the whirlpool explodes and does a large amount of damage.
- Used by Lugia in The Power of One. Debut
Piplup glows a blue-white color. It then opens it mouth and a huge Whirlpool is released from it.
- Used by Dawn's Piplup from Getting the Pre-Contest Titters to present.
- Used by Piplup in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky.
Floatzel glows a blue-white color. It then opens it mouth and a huge Whirlpool is released from it.
- Used by Crasher Wake's Floatzel in A Crasher Course in Power!.
Learnset
Generation II
By HM06
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | | Mudkip | Water | 33 | |
| 320 | | Wailmer | Water | 19 | |
| 321 | | Wailord | Water | 19 | |
| 366 | | Clamperl | Water | -- | |
| 367 | | Huntail | Water | -- | |
| 368 | | Gorebyss | Water | -- | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | | Barboach | Water | Ground | Wailmer, Wailord |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090 | | Shellder | Water | 37 | |
| 258 | | Mudkip | Water | 33 | |
| 320 | | Wailmer | Water | 14 | |
| 321 | | Wailord | Water | 14 | |
| 366 | | Clamperl | Water | -- | |
| 367 | | Huntail | Water | -- | |
| 368 | | Gorebyss | Water | -- | |
| 393 | | Piplup | Water | 32 | |
| 394 | | Prinplup | Water | 37 | |
| 395 | | Empoleon | Water | Steel | 39 |
| 418 | | Buizel | Water | 36 | |
| 419 | | Floatzel | Water | 39 | |
| 456 | | Finneon | Water | 38 | |
| 457 | | Lumineon | Water | 42 | |
| 489 | | Phione | Water | 39 | |
| 490 | | Manaphy | Water | 39 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | | Lapras | Water | Ice | Mudkip Wailmer, Wailord Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel Finneon, Lumineon |
| 170 | | Chinchou | Water | Electric | Wailmer, Wailord Finneon, Lumineon |
| 258 | | Mudkip | Water | Mudkip Wailmer, Wailord Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel Finneon, Lumineon | |
| 339 | | Barboach | Water | Ground | Wailmer, Wailord Finneon, Lumineon |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Trivia
- Although it is only one of three moves to lose HM status, and in fact the first one, it is also the only former HM to never return as a move tutor or TM move.
In other languages
- Spanish: Torbellino.
- Italian: Mulinello.
- German: Whirlpool
- French: Siphon
- Dutch: Draaikolk
| Variations on the move Fire Spin | |
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| | Fire Spin | Whirlpool |
| | Sand Tomb |
| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

